A new chapter began for the Florence City Council on Monday as three new councilors and a new mayor were formally seated. Matthew Stiefel and Tammy Stone (Ward 2), Brenda Gardner (Ward 3), and new Mayor Steve Wolfe were sworn in alongside incumbents Rudl Mergelman, James Vanhoutan, and Gayle MacKinnon before Monday’s city council meeting […]
The City of Florence will swear in a new mayor and a handful of new city council members during the Nov. 20 meeting. According to unofficial election results, Steve Wolfe (who ran unopposed) will enter a two-year tenure as mayor on Nov. 20. Wolfe, who currently serves as a city councilor for Ward 2, looks […]
Candidates running for Florence City Council answered questions Tuesday during a candidate forum hosted by the Florence Reporter and Emergent Campus. Candidates Gayle MacKinnon, Matt Stiefel, Grenda Gardner, Kathy Madonna, Tammy Stone and Cathey Young were unable to attend. But current city council members Rudl Mergelman (Ward 1), James Vanhoutan (Ward 1), and Steve Wolfe […]
After the resignation of the entire Florence City Council in March of 2022, the city successfully seated a new council after a special election in August of the same year. However, because of the nature of the special election, each seat is up for election in the November 2023 election. With Nov. 7 rapidly approaching, […]
The Florence City Council voted to forego a proposal made by Weaver, a Texas-based national accounting firm, to conduct a forensic audit for several city-based financial accounts. The audit would have included: Any interest-free personal loans/payday advances provided by the City of Florence to the City of Florence employees Any sale of used automobiles facilitated […]